1.   But Colombian and American officials say the Farc has taken that position only because Brazil is more useful to them at the moment as a rear supply base.

2.   In addition, the civil war in neighboring Congo took away the rear bases for the major rebel group, the National Council for Defense of Democracy.

3.   Initially, the U.S. bombing here focused on the Taliban rear bases.

4.   Over the last two years, the United Nations camps in Zaire have become rear bases for groups fighting to overthrow the Tutsi-dominated governments in both countries.

5.   That operation requires Turkish cooperation and rear bases on Turkish soil.

6.   The camps had become rear bases for Hutu guerrilla movements seeking to overthrow the Tutsi-led governments in Rwanda and Burundi.

7.   The violence underscores the persistence of armed rebellions in the region and the use of border areas like the Ruwenzori as rear bases.

8.   These were being used by Burundi guerrillas as rear bases.

9.   With an economy originally founded on wool, Christchurch is both a sedate city of English gardens and churches, as well as the rear base for Antarctic research.

10.   Angola says it has security interests to defend in southwestern Congo where the UNITA rebels have established a rear base to keep up their fight against Angolan government forces.